Kaiser's Portrait Removed From Tonga Palace
British authorities urged Tonga to remove a life size Kaiser portrait from Nukualofa palace. The German gift, once admired by officials and guests, stood beside busts of Frederick and Bismarck, and underscored Tonga's status as an independent kingdom within a British protectorate era.
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Tonga King’s Palace
Germany
Tonga
South Pacific
George Tuboa II
Archipelago
Nukualofa
George
Emperor Frederick
Prince von Bismarck
Little
Pacific
New York World
History wrought in stone France's Gothic glory
France shapes Gothic architecture with cathedrals like Notre Dame Paris Bourges Reims Chartres Rouen Amiens Beauvais and Coutances. Caas Gilbert in World’s Work extols their unmatched design, scale, beauty, and spiritual expression, noting they symbolize a refined, idealistic people. The article warns that German hordes would destroy this glorious nation.
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France
Caas Gilbert
Ona
Notre Dame de Paris
Bourges
Reims
Chbartres
Rouen
Amiens
Beauvais
Coutances
Germany
Wolf Howl Echoes Near French Front Lines
William Beebe recalls a wild wolf’s howl heard near the front in France as dusk fell, a sound more alluring than distant gunfire. The moment comes with triumph as the woodland voice rises from the mist and stirs the narrator’s imagination amid wartime tensions.
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France
Wolfe Wiliam Beebe
Atlantic
Zuni Kick the Stick Sport Described at Ceremony
An American witness describes a Zuni tribal game called kick-the-stick. Teams use a short wooden stick and kick it along a long course toward a goal. Players travel fast on bare feet while spectators on horseback struggle to keep pace.
The Parable of the Talents and the Beatitudes Analysis
A study of the Parable of the Talents linked to Christ's second coming, detailing talent distribution, use, and accounting with rewards or punishment. It then outlines the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 as a hierarchy: poverty of spirit, mourning, meekness, righteousness desire, mercy, purity of heart, peace, and persecution, framing kingdom subjects' character.
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Christ
Akera
Quote and Biblical Influence Across Minds and Meadows
A reflective line contrasts Beholare studying Plato with millions who daily quote the Bible for strength. It likens the heart to a meadow drawing sustenance from a brook, underscoring enduring spiritual practice amid intellectual curiosity.
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Beholare
Plato
Patriot ic grape juice how to make at home during sugar shortage
In a sugar short era a patriotic grower explores turning surplus grapes into homemade unfermented grape juice. The method covers selecting grapes, crushing, pressing, heating to 180 200 F, settling, straining through cloth, bottling with new corks, sealing wax, and storage conditions for indefinite keeping. It notes alternatives from apples pears or cherries and cautions against overheating to avoid scorched flavor.
Red Juice Making By Heat and Straining Steps
The method calls for crushing grapes and heating the juice above 200 degrees F before straining through eight clean cloths or a drip bag without pressure. It is set aside to cool and settle, with many people skipping the settling stage and proceeding to finish the juice.
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Bureau of Prisoners Relief
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Germin
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Paris
Switzerland
Muscadine Grapes Utilization Guidance from USDA Bulletin
With food conservation in focus, home use of Muscadine grapes is urged. Historically surplus fruit wasted due to lack of knowledge and underappreciated quality. Send requests to the U S Department of Agriculture for Partners Bulletin SD for preparation directions.
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Partners
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Address on War Food Effort by Clarence Duwley
An excerpt from Clarence Duwley, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, urging total national effort to food production to sustain the war. He warns that without adequate output allied victory falters, stressing the need for labor, resources, and policy to incentivize farming and agriculture over coercion if necessary.
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England
France
Maly
Belgium
Ita
Clarence Duwley
Agricultura
Children's Bureau
The
Department of Labor
United States
Uber
Soldier Scotty Ki Scott dies a gunner's death in France
Private Albert Ki Scott youngest Pershing Army fighter in France, aged fifteen, earns a heroic death after firing on German snipers. He and his unit push through the Marne retreat, holding a key path against waves of Boches. A sniper fatal shot ends Scotty's life as he stands at his gun. His regiment mourns but recalls a brave, loyal boy who helped thirty foes rest.
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Washington
Albert Ki. Scott
Pershing
France
Noe
Muss
Stars and Stripes
A. KF
Fleree
Marne
Scotty
Ife
Kipieds
Heutenant
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